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Xuan Shen玄參

Radix ScrophulariaeScrophularia

Auch bekannt alsNingpo Figwort Root · Black Figwort Root

Kategorie
Herbs That Clean Heat and Cool Blood
Temperaturverhalten
kalt
Geschmack
salzig, süß, bitter
Leitbahnbezug
Niere, Lunge, Magen
Nebenleitbahnen
Herz, Perikard, Yin Wei Mai
Dosierung
7–30 g

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Übliche Dosen

Dosierung
7–30 g
Tincture
2–4 ml

Wirkungen & indikationen

Clears Heat and cools the Blood
Xue Stage Heat or Blood Heat with hemorrhage (hematemesis), fever, dry mouth and a purplish tongue
Nourishes *Yin*
  • Yin Deficiency with Heat signs especially as sequelae from Warm Febrile Disease with Dry Lungs, insomnia, constipation, an unclear Shen and irritability
  • Yin Deficiency dry Lungs
  • Heart Yin Deficiency
Softens hardness and dissipates nodules (Transforms Phlegm-Heat)
  • Neck lumps (goiter, scrofula) due to Phlegm Fire
  • Severe throat pain and swelling
Drains Fire
Extreme throat pain or red, swollen eyes
Relieves toxicity
Ying Stage Heat

Kontraindikationen

  • Contraindicated for those with Cold-Dampness of the Spleen/Stomach.
  • Contraindicated for those with dizziness and abdominal pain from Blood Deficiency.
  • Contraindicated for those with accumulated thin mucus causing chills, fever and uncomfortable fullness.
  • Do not use with brass or iron utensils.

Unverträglichkeiten

  • Incompatible with Rz. et Rx. Veratri Li Lu.
  • Antagonizes Rx. Astragali Huang Qi.
  • Antagonizes Rz, Zingiberis Officinalis Gan Jiang.
  • Antagonizes Fr. Zizyphi Jujube Da Zao.
  • Antagonizes Fr. Corni Officinalis Shan Zhu Yu.

Wechselwirkungen

Use caution when combining this herb with insulin, sulfonylureas or other antidiabetic drugs such as tolbutamide (Orinase), glipizide (Glucotrol) and glyburide (DiaBeta/Micronase), since a synergistic effect may cause hypoglycemia.

Kombinationen

  • Erysipelas and purplish rashes.

  • Throat pain and swelling; purpuric rashes from Wind-Heat.

  • Scrofula, goiter and other Phlegm-related nodules.

  • Lowers blood glucose to treat diabetes mellitus, particularly when due to Qi and Yin Deficiency.

  • Deep-rooted sores and ulcers; stubborn, ulcerated, painful sores from toxic obstruction causing Blood Stasis; gangrene of the fingers and toes.

  • Ying Stage Heat.

  • Excess Toxic Heat presenting maculae and eruptions.

  • Boils, carbuncles and furuncles.

  • Sore throat due to Internal Heat.

  • Swollen abscesses and toxic sores; skin lesions with abscesses or ulceration.

  • Constipation from Dryness; sore, dry throat from Deficiency Fire.

  • Yin Deficiency with Lung Dryness and a dry cough.

  • Macular rashes and purpura from Heat in the Blood.

    • Ma Bo

    Wind-Heat obstruction causing throat swelling and pain; clears the upper body, restores proper downward flow, nourishes Yin and relieves pain.

  • Excess or Deficiency Heat patterns; late-stage febrile disease with irritability, thirst and constipation; Kidney Yin Deficiency with Fire Blazing, presenting throat soreness and swelling, dry mouth and a parched tongue.

  • Sore throat with Dryness and pain.

  • Diphtheria.

  • Sore, swollen throat from toxicity and Heat.

Anmerkungen

  • Do not store in brass or iron.
  • It is named after scrofula, a form of tuberculosis affecting the lymph nodes of the neck.
  • It is a valuable remedy for scrofula.
  • Some sources classify this as a Yin Tonic.
  • It acts mainly on the cardiovascular system.
  • It moistens Dryness.
  • It acts as a neurocardiac sedative, addressing chronic neurogenic stress conditions of the Heart.
  • Steamed Scrophularia Zheng Xuan Shen nourishes Yin and drains Deficiency Fire more effectively.
  • Xuan Shen and Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang both clear Heat, cool the Blood, enrich Yin and generate fluids. Xuan Shen centers on the Yin, sends Fire downward, resolves toxicity, disperses clumps, cools the Lungs and benefits the throat, with its emphasis on regulating the Lungs and Kidneys. Sheng Di Huang is more effective at cooling the Blood, enriching Yin and stopping bleeding, acting at the Blood level and regulating disorders of the Heart, Liver and Kidneys.

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